MALACHITE CRYSTAL

What is Malachite Crystal?

Malachite is recognized for its striking green colour ranging from pastel green to bright green and ending at the dark green spectrum. It has a hardness of 3.5 and 4 with a chemical composition of Cu2(CO3)(OH)2. Lustre of Adamantine to silky and element of Earth, Malachite focusses on heart, solar plexus and sacral chakras.

Rebirth Stone

For the Egyptians, malachite was the symbol of rebirth, eternal youth and life after death. Malachite is the outlandish eccentric, the stone you see once, but will remember, so significant is its appearance.

Egyptians called it a ‘God Stone’ as it was used as an amulet that can avoid the threat of death or protect the wearer from negative entities.

Emotional Healing Properties

Malachite Crystal encourages the wearer to take risks and teaches to take responsibility for one’s thoughts, actions, and feelings.

It has so many benefits, from protection to fostering love and compassion. The Copper content in malachite makes it perfect for amplifying your energy and intention. In the workplace, Malachite protects against noise, over-bright fluorescent lighting, and harmful rays from technological equipment, negative phone calls, and emails.

Malachite assists in overcoming fear of confrontation, or fear of being seen or noticed, and helps one find the strength within to assume their rightful place in the Universe. Malachite stimulates dreams and brings memories vividly to life.

Physical Healing Properties

Known to lower blood pressure, Malachite also treats epilepsy, travel sickness, and vertigo. It helps in the healing of fractures, swollen joints, growths, torn muscles, and broken bones. It enhances the immune system and stimulates the liver to release toxins.

It balances mood swings, heals cramps, alleviates menstrual disorders, and boosts the immune system.

Using Malachite Crystal

One of the best places you can keep malachite is near your front door. You can buy this crystal as stones, towers, beads, charging plates, spheres, and statues. No matter what form you buy yours in, it will do much work in keeping your household happy and healthy.

You can use malachite for divination by looking at the clouds and bands in malachite for pictures, symbols, messages, or meaning. Simply gaze at the malachite while letting your subconscious come through.

If you're looking to get into astral travel or even more basic dream interpretation, you can keep malachite in your pillowcase or on your nightstand.

History

Rich in stories and legends, malachite is a stone that has been used by men for several thousand years. The Egyptians were the first to use it to protect pregnant women. To benefit from protection during their pregnancy, Egyptian women used to wear a malachite stone around their neck.

In ancient times, malachite stone was ground into powder and used in various iconographic paintings. The metallic pigment of which it is composed has a very high sensitivity to acids and light.